OT10 internship opportunities at SCOTUSblog

Posted Mon, July 19th, 2010 12:00 pm by Erin Miller

SCOTUSblog is currently accepting applications for unpaid student internships with the blog during October Term 2010. Details about these positions’ qualifications and responsibilities and how to apply follow the jump.

The students selected will have the opportunity to write, edit, and post blog content; to work closely with our team, including veteran reporter Lyle Denniston, who has been covering the Supreme Court since 1958; and to get a close-up look at the operations of the Supreme Court. The work you are asked to do will track your education and experience (e.g., law students will be given projects that require some legal knowledge).

All work may be done remotely. We are flexible about hours and duration, but ideally we'd like to have interns stay on at least through mid-December, and commit to at least ten hours per week. Extending an internship through June of 2011 (the end of next Term) may be possible.

We'll take applications through August 15, 2010. Hiring decisions will be made by September 1.

To qualify for the position, you must:

Have a strong academic record;

Have a strong interest in learning about the U.S. Supreme Court and its workings;

Have some experience working with (or at least interest in) blog or website technology;

Upcoming Oral Arguments

3/31Kimble v. Marvel Enterprises, Inc. Whether the Court should overrule Brulotte v. Thys Co., which held that “a patentee’s use of a royalty agreement that projects beyond the expiration date of the patent is unlawful per se”.

4/20Johnson v. United States Whether possession of a short-barreled shotgun is a violent felony, leading to a longer prison term as a career criminal.

4/21McFadden v. United States A federal prosecutor’s duty to prove that a suspect knew that a substance was an illegal substitute for a banned drug.

4/22Horne v. Department of Agriculture The federal government’s duty to pay raisin growers for an order requiring removal of part of a year’s crop from the market to stabilize prices.

On Monday afternoon Justices Anthony Kennedy and Stephen Breyer testified before the House Appropriations Committee. The purpose of the hearing was to discuss the Court’s budget for the next fiscal year and the federal judiciary, but the legislators also took full advantage of the occasion to touch on other topics as well.